Shaft-hanger.



H. w. YOUNG.

. sHAF HANGER. l APPLICATIQN FILED APR. 30. 19H. RENEHED APR. 27. 1918.-

1,287,166' i Patented Dec.10, l918.

HARRY W. YOUNG, 0F WHITEI-IALL, MICHIGAN.

SHAFT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

Application led April 30, 1917, Serial No. 165,467. Renewed April 27,1918. Serial No. 231,275.

To all whom/15 may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRY W. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Whitehall, in the county of Muskegon and State of Michigan,have invented new and useful Improvements in Shaft-Hangers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The hanger which is the subject matter of the present application forpatent is designed more particularly for supporting propeller shafts,the hanger being constructed so that it can be readily adjusted tovarious angles Of the hull bottom, thus obviating the necessity ofhangers made to it particular boats. The device can also be used as asubstitute for a broken or worn hanger.

In Order that the invention may be better understood, reference is hadto the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification, and insaid drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the hanger; and

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 denotes two bracket arms whichare formed at one end with matching hinge knuckles 6 to provide apivot-al connection between said arms. These knuckles are suitablydimensioned to also serve as the bearing of the hanger, they beingprovided with alined openings to receive a liner sleeve 7 which alsocompletes the hinge joint.l By this hinge connection between the bracketarms, said arms may be set so as to extend divergingly from the bearingas shown in Fig. 1, and they may be spread or gathered as desired.

To the inner end of each bracket arm 5 is connected a yoke V8 on anattaching member 9 carried by a base plate 10 which is secured to thehull bottom 11 by screws or other suitable fasteners 12. The member 9has hinge knuckles 13 which match with hinge base plate 10,`which,together with the piv- Otal connection between the arms venables theangular adjustment of the latter hereinbefore described, to 'be readilymade, and the hanger can be set to adapt itself tO any variations in theangle of the hull bottom 11. By properly spreading the bracket arms 5,the bearing portions thereofv can be carried vtO the proper positionwith respect to the propeller shaft 17. The parts will be tightly fittedso that after the proper adjustment is made, there will be no looseness.

I claim- 1. A shaft hanger comprising a pair of bracket arms havingmatching hinge knuckles at one of their ends, said knuckles havingalined openings to form a shaft bearing, a liner sleeve seating in saidopenings, and supporting means at the other ends of the arms.

2. A shaft hanger comprising a pairof bracket arms having matching hingeknuckles at one of their ends, said knuckles having alined Openings toform a shaft bearing, a liner sleeve seating in said openings, a pair ofbase plates, and a pivotal connection between said base plates and therespective bracket arms.

3. A shaft hanger comprising a pair of bracket arms pivotally connectedat one end,

said pivotally connected ends of the arms having alined openings to forma shaft bearing, and supporting means for the arms at the otherendsthereof.

4:. A shaft hanger comprising a pair of bracket arms pivotally connectedat One end, said pivotally connected ends of the arms having alinedopenings to form a shaft bearing, a pair of base plates, and a pivotalconnection between said base plates and the respective bracket arms.

5. A shaft hanger comprising a pair of bracket arms having matchinghinge knuckles at one of their ends, said knuckles having alinedopenings to form a shaft bearing, and supporting means at the other endsof the arms. I

' 6. A shaft hanger comprising a pair of Ybracket arms having matchinghinge knucj kles at one of their ends, said knuckles having alinedOpenings to form ashaft bearing, a pair of base plates, and a pivotalconnection between said base plates and the re-v spective bracket arms.In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

HARRY w. YOUNG.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

